Will Contest Law and Legal Definition
Will Contest is a legal proceeding challenging the validity of a will and/or its terms based on the contention that the will does not reflect the actual intent of the testator. The proceeding may be initiated for contesting a will on such grounds as the competency of the maker of the will (testator) at the time the will was signed, the "undue influence" of someone who used pressure to force the testator to give him/her substantial gifts in the will, the existence of another will or trust, challenging illegal terms or technical faults in the execution of the will, such as not having been validly witnessed.
